Summer’s here, and it’s fishing season again. I spend a lot of time fishing, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about fishing. Particularly, I think about getting my lure as far out on the water as I can. Here are a few observations on making longer fishing casts:
I’m a beach fisher primarily, because my rocky beach is just a few steps from my front door. Casting off the rocks is great recreation, and an excellent way to harvest dinner. Continue reading
When we ordered our new nickel iron battery, we learned that it would take about 3 months to arrive, and that’ turns out to be about right (see Power Shift: A New/Old Battery Bank). Like anything else on the “homestead,” waiting for it to arrive proved the easy part. Once it made it to Haines, the real work started.
I’m trying to train myself to refer to the 10-cell bank as a single battery, which appears to be more proper. Thank goodness, though, that all 500+ pounds of power did not come in a single unit!
Michelle loads another cell on her backboard for a trip across the bay (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).
